Shell Station Complex (Newport, Rhode Island) | petrol / gas station, convenience store

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Shell Station Complex (late 20th century): An ample lot with two structures: a flat-roof canopied gas-filling pavilion with two rows of pumps flanking the roof’s supporting piers toward the front of the lotand a parapet-roof store with storefront on the southern half of its west elevation at the rear of the lot. This complex replaces an earlier Shell franchise, that with open-air pumps and a mansard-roof service station and office; while both are automobile oriented, the current incarnation represents a shift to gasoline self service and increased retail, and away from automobile maintenance.
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Coordinates:   41°28'38"N   71°18'49"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago